LibGuides: Remembrance Day (K-6): Introduction

Aboriginal Veterans Day - November 8th

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Royal Canadian Legion Aboriginal Veterans Lapel Pin

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Remembrance Day

FREE NFB Film: Forgotten Warriors
Although they could not be conscripted when World War II was declared, thousands of Canadian Aboriginal men enlisted. Unlike other veterans, they were not offered the chance to buy cheap land as a reward for fighting--on the contrary, many returned to find that parts of their reserve land had been given away. In this video, Aboriginal veterans share their war memories and their healing process.

Bryan Adams and the Government of Canada (1988)

Lest We Forget

Remembrance Day web quest
activities compiled and shared by grade 5/6 teacher, Sharon Armstrong, from Commonwealth Public School.

Lest We Forget

Click the document link above, for Remembrance Day resources and interactive activities.

Over the Top - Interactive war adventure - Canadian War Museum
Over the Top is an interactive adventure that allows you to experience the life in the ... Part history and part adventure story, Over the Top is divided into sections

WWII Aboriginal Stories

Aboriginal Stories of Honour and Heroism - Veterans Affairs
This Government of Canada website provides information for students and classroom activities for teachers.
Indigenous Veterans - Veterans Affairs Canada

Shawn Hlookoff, Soldier

Activities

"Take Time to Remember" Activity Booklet
Contains colouring pages, maze, connect the dots, word search, etc.
Remembrance Day wreath
How to make a simple wreath with construction paper.
How to Make Poppies
From the Royal Canadian Legion.

Remembrance Day in Britain

The National War Memorial

The National War Memorial
Veterans Affairs Canada, Backgrounder

Remembrance Day Poetry

The War Poetry Website
This is a British website.

Remembrance Day Music

Remembrance Day Ceremony Music - the Royal Canadian Legion

Read-Alouds

This is a list of story books to assist teachers in exploring the concepts of war & peace with students. They promote thoughtful discussion beyond just Remembrance Day.

A Bear in War by Harry Endrulat; Stephanie Innes; Brian Deines (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1554700973
Publication Date: 2009-04-01
A poppy is to remember by Heather Patterson
ISBN: 0439967864
Publication Date: 2004
All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen; Leslie A. Baker (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0316968951
Publication Date: 1993-04-01
Erika's Story by Ruth Vander Zee; Roberto Innocenti (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1568461763
Publication Date: 2003-08-01
Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya; Ted Lewin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0395861373
Publication Date: 1997-10-30
Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting; Peter Sylvada (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0152025960
Publication Date: 2001-09-01
In Flanders Fields by Linda Granfield; Janet Wilson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 155005144X
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399226717
Publication Date: 1994-09-15
So Far from the Sea by Eve Bunting; Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780547237527
Publication Date: 2009-06-29
The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0399231706
Publication Date: 2000-04-24
The Cherry Tree by Daisaku Ikeda; Geraldine McCaughrean (Translator); Brian Wildsmith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0679926690
Publication Date: 1992-03-31
The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780152054458
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
The Prince Who Wrote a Letter by Ann Love; Toni Goffe (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0859533999
Publication Date: 1992-10-01
The Seed by Isabel Pin; Rosemary Lanning (Translator)
ISBN: 0735814074
Publication Date: 2001-02-01
The Wall by Eve Bunting; Ronald Himler (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780395629772
Publication Date: 1992-08-24
The War by Anais Vaugelade (Illustrator); Marie-Christine Rouffiac (Translator); Thomas Streissguth (Translator)
ISBN: 9781575055626
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Why War Is Never a Good Idea by Alice Walker; Stefano Vitale (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060753854
Publication Date: 2007-09-18
Why we remember by students of Graystone Public School
ISBN: 0-439-95752-4
Why? by Nikolai Popov
ISBN: 1558589961
Publication Date: 1998-08-01
Ziba Came on a Boat by Liz Lofthouse; Robert R. Ingpen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1933605529
Publication Date: 2007-08-14
The Harmonica by Tony Johnston; Ron Mazellan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1570915474
Publication Date: 2004-02-01